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-- hurricane sandy supplemental. the presiding officer: is there an objection? without objection. ms. mikulski: the clerk will report? officer stir ththe presiding ofr the bill has been reported. ms. mikulski: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. the chamber will come to order. please carry your conversations outside the chamber. ms. mikulski: mr. president, i'd like to give a sense of the order of amendments so senators may plan their time. so if we could ask for order. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. ms. mikulski: we're now back on the supplemental bill, and we have great cooperation in getting the pending amendments and debate done this evening, so that we could actually start voting this morning. so that senators can have an understanding of how we'll start our work this evening, i want to lay out a bit of the schedule. this is not a unanimous consent request. it's kind of an outline. our intention is to have the following amendments called up after i yield the fl
-- hurricane sandy supplemental. the presiding officer: is there an objection? without objection. ms. mikulski: the clerk will report? officer stir ththe presiding ofr the bill has been reported. ms. mikulski: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. the chamber will come to order. please carry your conversations outside the chamber. ms. mikulski: mr. president, i'd like to give a sense of the order of amendments so senators may plan their time. so if we could ask for...
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president, about sandy hook. i rise this afternoon to join our nation in grieving for the 28 lives that were lost at sandy hook elementary school in connecticut on friday. words are not sufficient to describe the horror we feel as a nation as the days go by and the events of last week gradually sink in. i see the pictures in the newspapers of these beautiful, young children and you just don't know what to do. there's a lump in your throat. you wish you could make it go away. you wish this man who did all this shooting didn't exist or didn't do what he did. it's horrible. i read about the parents of the 300, 400 children in the school who were brought to a firehouse. and as they found their child survived, the names of the parents were called out so they could reunite with their kids. and the numbers grew less and less and less. can you imagine being in the group that remained? horrible. just horrible. and so now today the conversation turns to, what do we do about this and what do we do about gun violence? and i
president, about sandy hook. i rise this afternoon to join our nation in grieving for the 28 lives that were lost at sandy hook elementary school in connecticut on friday. words are not sufficient to describe the horror we feel as a nation as the days go by and the events of last week gradually sink in. i see the pictures in the newspapers of these beautiful, young children and you just don't know what to do. there's a lump in your throat. you wish you could make it go away. you wish this man...
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but it's not just hurricane sandy. we've had a record number last year of disasters around the country. so yes, there's some money in this bill for other disasters, and if we have to increase or decrease that sum to accommodate some of the interest of the members, we're going to have to do so. to get help not only to the northeast but to other areas of the country as well. senators from north dakota that experienced terrible flooding, we were a little bit short on sending money to them, perhaps we should fix that in this bill. there have been some agriculture areas that have been very hard hit. we should fix that in this bill. americans that pay taxes and expect when they have catastrophic disasters for to us step up, i think that's a good expectation and i think it's a very fair expectation. mr. president, when this country went to war over a decade ago, we didn't pay for the $1.4 billion that it took to secure this nation from an outside threat. sometimes threats come right to our front door. and we've got to be will
but it's not just hurricane sandy. we've had a record number last year of disasters around the country. so yes, there's some money in this bill for other disasters, and if we have to increase or decrease that sum to accommodate some of the interest of the members, we're going to have to do so. to get help not only to the northeast but to other areas of the country as well. senators from north dakota that experienced terrible flooding, we were a little bit short on sending money to them, perhaps...
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in my -- the transportation network was devastated by sandy. new jersey transit which carries 900,000 riders daily suffered damage to wall 12 rail lines. miles of track and road were washed out, some stations flooded and destroyed, hundreds of cars and locomotives were submerged, some suffering irreparable damage. the past system which carries seventy-seven million people from new jersey and manhattan each year was brought to a halt by the flooding. hoboken's station in new jersey which provides service to 30,000 people daily reopened to the public only yesterday more than a month and half after sandy made landfall. to help illustrate how serious the flooding was i would like to share this image from security camera showing corot's if see water rushing into the hoboken station. in new york where public transit carries eight million riders each day the damage was unprecedented. sandy shutdown the entire system for the second time in its 108 year history. eight subway tunnels were flooded. some from floor to ceiling. 12 subway stations suffered m
in my -- the transportation network was devastated by sandy. new jersey transit which carries 900,000 riders daily suffered damage to wall 12 rail lines. miles of track and road were washed out, some stations flooded and destroyed, hundreds of cars and locomotives were submerged, some suffering irreparable damage. the past system which carries seventy-seven million people from new jersey and manhattan each year was brought to a halt by the flooding. hoboken's station in new jersey which...
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, superstorm sandy. it was the largest atlantic hurricane on record, claiming more than 100 lives and the second costliest. the cleanup in my home state of rhode island and across the east coast, i nomos agonizingly in new york and new jersey, is still under way. this week in the senate, we're working to approve a $60 billion aid package which will help restore that damage. let me step aside of my climate remarks and just speak for one minute to that, because as we consider the supplemental appropriations bill, long-term mitigation must be part of this discussion. we shouldn't replace and rebuild what was damaged just as it was. we need to replace and rebuild smarter. sandy is a preview of what is to come. infrastructure that failed or flooded should be replaced to higher standards. at-risk roads, waste water treatment plants and other utilities need to be relocated to safer places. if disaster strikes, as it has, and we don't plan ahead, as we're being urged not to, we will squander federal dollars. a 2
, superstorm sandy. it was the largest atlantic hurricane on record, claiming more than 100 lives and the second costliest. the cleanup in my home state of rhode island and across the east coast, i nomos agonizingly in new york and new jersey, is still under way. this week in the senate, we're working to approve a $60 billion aid package which will help restore that damage. let me step aside of my climate remarks and just speak for one minute to that, because as we consider the supplemental...
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the global warming climate change contributes to the size of sandy is contributed by hurricane sandy. >> host: all right, robert commenting on the last question for the viewers whether or not it was a freak storm or climate change. let me throw in a maverick tweet. mr. wilson, i've been hearing a lot about this since a data company owned by bain capital october surprise. are you familiar with this? >> guest: i'm not. as i said earlier, any new revelations i don't think are going to change the race at this point. they are sort of cooked in. what they need -- the atmosphere rex that exist today are very likely to exist next tuesday. i don't really see a lot of things changing unless somebody does something really dramatic and i don't know, if somebody does something incredibly stupid, then this race will change, but i just don't see that happening right now. by the way, one quick word that i remember somebody talking about the early vote. pennsylvania is a state that you can go into very late. and the reason they are starting to advertise in pennsylvania so late is because there is no e
the global warming climate change contributes to the size of sandy is contributed by hurricane sandy. >> host: all right, robert commenting on the last question for the viewers whether or not it was a freak storm or climate change. let me throw in a maverick tweet. mr. wilson, i've been hearing a lot about this since a data company owned by bain capital october surprise. are you familiar with this? >> guest: i'm not. as i said earlier, any new revelations i don't think are going to...
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with irene, with sandy. and so, you know, i think it will give some impetus to deal with climate change, but even if we can't reach compromise on that, there's lots of things in energy that we can reach compromise on, and that would be on the agenda. and the fourth thing i'd put on the agenda i talked about earlier in reference to your question, dave. maybe we can get some real financial reform. as i said, i think republicans are beginning to rethink super pacs, because they haven't been, they haven't produced the positive results they hoped for, and they have created negative results that they hadn't expected. >> yes, sir. >> senator, back on fiscal issues for a second. if a deal is reached before the end of the year as you hope, does that remove the need for more comprehensive tax reform next year? >> well, my view, and i said this, is that corporate tax reform should be treated separately. why? because to make corporate tax reform work, you should not have revenue increases. and, you know, you're putting
with irene, with sandy. and so, you know, i think it will give some impetus to deal with climate change, but even if we can't reach compromise on that, there's lots of things in energy that we can reach compromise on, and that would be on the agenda. and the fourth thing i'd put on the agenda i talked about earlier in reference to your question, dave. maybe we can get some real financial reform. as i said, i think republicans are beginning to rethink super pacs, because they haven't been, they...
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as sandy approached, pedro was very smart. he got his family and his children out. he got them to higher ground, to a safer place. unfortunately, he stayed, and the brutal winds hit his home and his community so hard, winds of unbelievable force, it blew his roof off, it collapsed the structure of his house, flood waters flowed in. with the rising water, he literally felt his life was at risk. he called his wife and kids to say goodbye. but he was a strong man and he endured. he actually was able to fight the storm waters and swam to safety to a neighbor's house. now, you'd think that was going to be the worst for pedro and his family but it's not. it's actually not. his house was completely destroyed. but as he's begun his efforts to rebuild, he's found roadblock after roadblock, challenge after challenge, and difficulty in that small effort of beginning to rebuild. he called his insurance company. his insurance is capped at half of the value of his home. he called fema. fema offered him $2,800. now, this is a man any of us would be proud to call our own son. he li
as sandy approached, pedro was very smart. he got his family and his children out. he got them to higher ground, to a safer place. unfortunately, he stayed, and the brutal winds hit his home and his community so hard, winds of unbelievable force, it blew his roof off, it collapsed the structure of his house, flood waters flowed in. with the rising water, he literally felt his life was at risk. he called his wife and kids to say goodbye. but he was a strong man and he endured. he actually was...
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on capitol hill, the senate if i'm and public works committee will convene a hearing on hurricane sandy and its impact on local communities with testimony from congressional members who represent the hardest hit areas in new jersey, new york and rhode island. i would be live at 9:30 a.m. eastern. you can see that on c-span3. later, the house oversight and reform committee on rising autism rates. according to a study published monday in the archives of general psychiatry, exposure to air pollution during pregnancy may increase the likelihood of a child developing autism. that hearing will be live starting at 2 p.m. eastern, also on c-span3. here on c-span2, the u.s. senate gavels in and about half an hour at 9:30 a.m. eastern. they are expected to continue working on the 2013 defense programs policy bill, possible debate on 100th a minute and "roll call" votes happening throughout the day. senate lawmakers also continuing work on the floor on the fiscal cliff. majority whip senator dick durbin spoke about bipartisan negotiations to try to avoid the fiscal cliff at an event earlier this w
on capitol hill, the senate if i'm and public works committee will convene a hearing on hurricane sandy and its impact on local communities with testimony from congressional members who represent the hardest hit areas in new jersey, new york and rhode island. i would be live at 9:30 a.m. eastern. you can see that on c-span3. later, the house oversight and reform committee on rising autism rates. according to a study published monday in the archives of general psychiatry, exposure to air...
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she's supported by her husband, her fellow lawyer, sandy wineberg. again, congratulations rosemary for receiving the tobias simon pro bono award. madam president, i yield the floor, and i would suggest the absence of a quorum. quorum call: quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. harkin: i ask that lucy stein -- the presiding officer: we're in a quorum call. mr. harkin: i'm sorry. i ask the proceedings under the quorum call. i ask that lucy stein and sarah neumann be granted floor privileges. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. harkin: i've come to the floor today to speak about a truly remarkable american. a truly remarkable visionary, a dreamer, an adventurer, a doer, most importantly a young man who has devoted himself to service to others, far and above the normal call of duty. the young man's name is matt rutherford. this is matt rutherford, and i'm going to tell but him and his remarkable adventure and his feat that's been unparalleled. he's a 38-year-old ohioan and here's what he's been doing since june the 13th
she's supported by her husband, her fellow lawyer, sandy wineberg. again, congratulations rosemary for receiving the tobias simon pro bono award. madam president, i yield the floor, and i would suggest the absence of a quorum. quorum call: quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. harkin: i ask that lucy stein -- the presiding officer: we're in a quorum call. mr. harkin: i'm sorry. i ask the proceedings under the quorum call. i ask that lucy stein and sarah neumann be...
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president obama back on the campaign trail after spending the last several days even with hurricane sandy. we will be live from university of colorado in boulder for his remarks at that rally. that's at 9 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> i have watched shows on weekends with interview politicians, and the politicians at on what they're doing in congress and different legislation or the different opinions. spent most racially i watched the debates because i was in front of my computer and so work and wanted to see if so i knows on c-span spent i like it because it usually goes down and more important to the issues, and it's not antagonistic and is not hostile and it does seem to have an ax to grind or an agenda they're going to push like some of the other cable tv shows. >> i agree. it seems there, like you get the real story and does not commentary and things that are negative. >> i go there to get the news and the facts and get more detail than just headlines or talking points. so i want to learn something, not just be entertained. >> and it's not as exciting as cnn or fox, but you get the rea
president obama back on the campaign trail after spending the last several days even with hurricane sandy. we will be live from university of colorado in boulder for his remarks at that rally. that's at 9 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> i have watched shows on weekends with interview politicians, and the politicians at on what they're doing in congress and different legislation or the different opinions. spent most racially i watched the debates because i was in front of my computer and so...
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in my hometown of big sandy, for example, that community, i went to school with about 40 kids or so in my high school class. today there are about 60 kids in the entire high school. that's because family farms are getting bigger and there are fewer folks living in rural america. we ought to be encouraging beginning farmers and ranchers, preparing them to be our next generation of food producers in this country. the proposed rules would expand restrictions on what duties teenagers can perform on farms, limit them under these new rules -- under these new rules, all animal operations would be off-limits until a person reaches 16 years of age. that's a sad, sad day, a missed opportunity and a loss of an opportunity for our young folks to learn. i'm calling on the department of labor to withdraw this proposal as it applies to family farm agriculture and allow this country's youth to learn a solid work ethic and the commonsense that goes with that work ethic is so -- that is so critically important to our nation's future. with that, mr. president, i yield the floor and suggest the absence of
in my hometown of big sandy, for example, that community, i went to school with about 40 kids or so in my high school class. today there are about 60 kids in the entire high school. that's because family farms are getting bigger and there are fewer folks living in rural america. we ought to be encouraging beginning farmers and ranchers, preparing them to be our next generation of food producers in this country. the proposed rules would expand restrictions on what duties teenagers can perform on...
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near the beginning because i think they said it very sick simply because the indian carlisle marked sandy road ideally policy markers would navigate around the cliff in a way that doesn't undermine the economy while making changes that lead to the long-term fiscal sustainability. such fiscal may not be achievable in the lame duck but it will be early next year. the coming tax increases on the government spending cuts probably up to generate the necessary consensus between the two political parties. i hope that isn't right. but if it is, that is what we need to do. >> thanks. i agree with everything just said. [laughter] >> am on a next? >> yes, you are. bald is right to have to sort through these issues and i think that he's come to the exactly wrong bottom line. first, on the cliff itself, this is an extreme danger to the economy. everybody has their own members. you put together the tax increase and spending cuts it's like $640 billion in our calculation, but 4% of gdp. we are growing something that looks like 1.5% to me at best. you hit that growth rate o4% of gdp you don't have to be
near the beginning because i think they said it very sick simply because the indian carlisle marked sandy road ideally policy markers would navigate around the cliff in a way that doesn't undermine the economy while making changes that lead to the long-term fiscal sustainability. such fiscal may not be achievable in the lame duck but it will be early next year. the coming tax increases on the government spending cuts probably up to generate the necessary consensus between the two political...
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and our thoughts and prayers go out to all the families who lost loved ones to superstorm sandy. i toured some of the worst hit areas with the president -- with president obama and governor christie and spoke to new jerseyans who suffered extraordinary loss and were hit the hardest. now, some of these photos that i'm about to show now i took myself. they may not be the best photographs and i may not be the best photographer, but they show a small part of the overall destruction that my state has suffered. you can see this photograph from the coast guard plane i was aboard, some of the destruction in sandy hook, new jersey. these homes are deeply underwater, many of them rendered impossible to return to for a significant period of ti time. there are other homes i'll show you in which people just cannot return home to what was their home. this is a photograph of the flooding in the manteloken area north of seaside heights that submerged cars and cost millions dollars of damage and thousands to be displaced from their homes. and this bridge actually collapsed at the end there, leavi
and our thoughts and prayers go out to all the families who lost loved ones to superstorm sandy. i toured some of the worst hit areas with the president -- with president obama and governor christie and spoke to new jerseyans who suffered extraordinary loss and were hit the hardest. now, some of these photos that i'm about to show now i took myself. they may not be the best photographs and i may not be the best photographer, but they show a small part of the overall destruction that my state...
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sandy recovery is far from over. in fact, it's just beginning. the people of staten island can turn to us here in congress to help them rebuild and recover. i think that if we, here in this chamber, do one-tenth of what the community did, came together, as countrymen, as neighbors, as friends, if we can do even one-tenth of that, and i know we won't be rebuilt stronger than ever. without i yield back and thank you again. >> very eloquent testimony. now we'll turn to representative courtney. >> thank you, senator. and again, the urgency of the situation was shown again displayed by the federal reserve which had its reports in from the 12 regions around the country. the good news is nine out of 12 regions were showing good signs of economic growth. the three that were for philadelphia, new york and washington. and it was hurricane sandy which was identified by each one of the governors as the reason why again, we've got really hits the sweet spot here in terms of a good package to help the critical part of america, strong economic growth. again, it
sandy recovery is far from over. in fact, it's just beginning. the people of staten island can turn to us here in congress to help them rebuild and recover. i think that if we, here in this chamber, do one-tenth of what the community did, came together, as countrymen, as neighbors, as friends, if we can do even one-tenth of that, and i know we won't be rebuilt stronger than ever. without i yield back and thank you again. >> very eloquent testimony. now we'll turn to representative...